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Silent
Forest
(Korea /96min/Director: Yun Hwang)
-The film records a journey in search of animals disappeared
from mountains in Korea. The journey ends in Yanbian, China,
where the wildlife was on a path to extinction. |
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From
the Land of Bitter Tears
(Japan/87min/Director: KANA, Tomoko)
-Sixty years have passed since the war ended. Toxic gas and artillery
shells left behind by the Japanese army are still lying around in
China.
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The
Trash Trade Selling Garbage to China
(Japan/49min/Director: ASAI, Takehiro)
-Garbage from Japan is fought over by the Chinese as a gold mine
of resources. A closesup of the little known frontline of waste
treatment to find out the whereabouts of a recycling society
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Violated
Sanctuary; The Crisis of Steller's Sea Eagles by Sakhalin Oil Development
(Japan/54min/Director: MATSUKURA, Hideo)
-The Steller's Sea Eagles are facing extinction. What is happening
now to the forests where they breed and pass winters?
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Shadows
of US Bases
(Korea/38min/Director: Choi Byoung-Min)
-Toxic contamination originating from US bases beleaguered Korea
for thirty years. Such environmental pollution is also found at
sites of former US bases in the Philippines.
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Tales
of Insects on Heat Island (Japan/23min/Director: UEDA, Hirohisa,
MITA, Yutaka)
-The Heat Island Phenomenon is worsening, causing drastic changes
to the ecology of insects in Tokyo.
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Hermit
Crabs in Plastic Houses
(Taiwan/21min/Director: YU Li-Ping)
-A hermit crab crawls along the shore with a shell on the back.
In Taiwanfs Kenting National Park, however, an increasing
number of hermit crabs use plastic containers and even broken glass
bottles as their homes. |
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Shadows
of US Bases
(Korea/38min/Director: Choi Byoung-Min)
-Toxic contamination originating from US bases beleaguered Korea
for thirty years. Such environmental pollution is also found at
sites of former US bases in the Philippines.
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Hawaii:
Isles of the Extinction
(Australia /54min/Director: Carolyn
Bertram)
-Hawaiifs beautiful islands are endowed with a unique environment.
The film captures the fight of people who vow to save the islandsf
indigenous animals and plants facing extinction.
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Hunting
Down Water
(India/32min/Director: Sanjay Barnela, Vasant Saberwal)
-Indiafs farmland is suffering from severe water shortage
but the cities are using water with little restraint. The water
shortage in India is a man-made crisis. |
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Message
from Greenery
(Japan/2min/Director: 16 Children of Hiroshima)
-Sixteen students from primary and middle schools in Hiroshima City
created the story, script, and characters for an animation film
to advocate the importance of greenery. |
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Rainwater
Harvesting
(India/2min/Director: Nandita Das)
-Rainwater is a precious resource. The public advertisement calls
for the use of rainwater.)
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Loop
Pool
(Japan/3min/Director: AIZAWA, Daiki)
-The animation film depicts a precious, beautiful, and dynamic nature
through the recurring rhythms of life in a small pond.
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